Harry M. Daugherty

Harry Micajah Daugherty (26 January 1860-21 October 1941) was Attorney-General of the United States from 4 March 1921 to 6 April 1924, succeeding Alexander Mitchell Palmer and preceding Harlan F. Stone.

Biography
Harry Micajah Daugherty was born in Washington Court House, Ohio on 26 January 1860, and he studied at the University of Michigan School of Law. In 1881, he graduated from law school to become an attorney, and he helped US Republican Party member Joseph B. Foraker in winning the gubernatorial election. In 1889, he was elected to the State House of Representatives, and he served as chair of the Republican State Convention in 1893 during the presidential election. Daugherty became a noted political operative in Ohio, and he managed Warren G. Harding's campaign during the 1920 Republican primaries. Harding nominated him as Attorney-General after his election, and Daugherty was confirmed by the Senate on 4 March 1921. Daugherty was accused of failing to intervene in the Teapot Dome scandal of 1922, but he was cleared of wrongdoing. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge demanded Daugherty's resignation due to the corruption allegations pressed against Daugherty, and he retired from law in 1932. He died in Columbus, Ohio in 1941 at the age of 81.